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Some Israeli soldiers traveling abroad are targeted for alleged war crimes in Gaza

  • THE HAGUE, Netherlands: An Israeli army reservist’s dream vacation in Brazil ended abruptly last month over an accusation that he committed war crimes in the Gaza Strip. Yuval Vagdani woke up on Jan. 4 to a flurry of missed calls from family members and Israel’s Foreign Ministry with an urgent...
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Trump will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II as he escalates pressure on his Gaza resettlement plan

  • WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza — perhaps permanently — as part of his audacious plan to remake the Middle East. The visit is happening at a perilous m...
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KSrelief continues aid initiatives in Sudan, Gaza and Pakistan

  • RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) continues its aid initiatives with the distribution of medical aid, food and winter kits in Sudan, Gaza and Pakistan. In Port Sudan of Sudan, KSrelief launched the third phase of the Food Security Support Project which aims...
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Trump says Hamas should free all hostages by midday Saturday or ‘let hell break out’

  • WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Hamas should release all hostages held by the militant group in Gaza by midday Saturday or he would propose canceling the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and “let hell break out.” Trump cautioned that Israel might want to override him on the iss...
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Dozens of Palestinian families flee Israeli operation in West Bank

  • NUR SHAMS, Palestinian Territories: Dozens of Palestinian families fled on Monday from the Nur Shams refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank, as Israel pushed on with a sweeping military operation. “We hear explosions and bombings as well as bulldozers. It’s a tragedy. They are doi...
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British trainer George Scott thriving in Middle East as Phantom Flight targets Bahraini Triple Crown

  • LONDON: British trainer George Scott is making waves in the Middle East with a string of impressive victories across Bahrain and Dubai, and soon, he hopes, in Saudi Arabia. The Newmarket-based handler has enjoyed remarkable success, most notably guiding Isle of Jura to a historic Bahraini Tri...
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UN experts condemn US sanctions on International Criminal Court and call for reversal

  • NEW YORK CITY: Independent experts at the UN on Monday strongly condemned recent US sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court, its personnel and any individuals or entities who cooperate with it. The sanctions, authorized in an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump on ...
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Saudi Arabia is already making strides in AI technology, says Abdullah Al-Swaha

  • RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is making strides in AI technology, said Abdullah Al-Swaha, the minister of communications and information technology, during the ministry’s flagship conference LEAP. Responding to a question from Arab News, Al-Swaha told the press about his vision for the future of artif...
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Tunisian accused says cannot remember 2020 France church killings

  • PARIS: A Tunisian man went on trial Monday accused of stabbing to death three people in a church in the southern French city of Nice in 2020, but his insistence that he had no recollection of the events provoked anger among relatives of the victims. Brahim Aouissaoui, 25, is being tried ...
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BNP Paribas’ 20-year legacy in Saudi Arabia

  • Two decades ago, Michel Dubois, the first CEO of BNP Paribas’ branch in Saudi Arabia, invited me to a small reception celebrating the launch of the bank’s operations in Riyadh at Al-Faisaliah Tower. Months later, the bank successfully concluded a Shariah-compliant financing facility for a lea...
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